Mercedes Benz is well known for its exceptional build quality. 10,000 weld spots per vehicle is serious business. No wonder MB cars squeak less, and last longer than just about every other can on the road. Less nuts and bolts equals longer more enjoyable drive times.

Interesting Benz Facts:

Anti Lock Brakes (ABS) first debuted on a Mercedes-Benz car in 1978. ABS have beenstandard equipment on all Mercedes-Benz vehicles since 1989.

Mercedes-Benze had the the first airbags offered in the North American markets in 1988.

Traction Control, was first introduced in 1986. To reduce wheel slippage, it eventually became standard issue on all Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

In 1936, Mercedes-Benz vehicle the 260D was the first diesel-engined production passenger car.

Mercedes-Benz, way ahead of their time, produced both a hybrid vehicle AND an electric vehicle in 1906!

In 1886, Karl Benz was awarded a German patent for the invention of “the first automobile” known as the Motorwagen. Karl’s dream was bank rolled by his wife, Bertha, but because she was a married woman, she was not allowed to apply for the patent.

Each Mercedes 500E was hand-built by Porsche and took 18 days to finish.